ABC News(PARIS) — It’s been nearly a month since the flames leaping from Notre Dame cathedral in Paris left the world aghast. The cathedral’s 19th century spire collapsed into the church’s nave, irreparably piercing through the 850-year-old building, a landmark of Gothic architecture sitting in the heart of France’s capital. It took several hours for …
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May 13
Sweden reopens rape case against Assange as WikiLeaks founder faces extradition
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(LONDON) — Swedish prosecutors announced Monday that they will be reopening an inquiry into a sexual assault allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and will be seeking his extradition once he has served his prison sentence in the United Kingdom. Sweden’s deputy director of public prosecutions, Eva Marie Persson, said at a news …
May 12
Massachusetts man facing federal charges in fatal machete attack on Appalachian Trail in Virginia
Southwest Regional Jail(NEW YORK) — A Massachusetts man is facing a federal murder charge after authorities alleged he attacked a pair of hikers with a machete on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, killing one and severely injuring the other. James L. Jordan, 30, of West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, was arrested early Saturday following the deadly attack …
May 12
Georgia police Sgt. Kelvin Ansari dies after being shot responding to robbery
WTOC (SAVANNAH, Ga.) — A veteran police sergeant in Savannah, Georgia, died after he and another officer were shot during a gunfight Saturday night while investigating a robbery, officials said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Sunday that the suspect in the fatal shooting of Sgt. Kelvin Ansari had also died from injuries suffered in …
May 12
Man suspected of child sex abuse turns himself into Oregon authorities after 23 years on the run: FBI
iStock/bizoo_n(OREGON CITY, Ore.) — A man suspected in multiple cases of child sex abuse has turned himself in to Oregon authorities after spending more than 23 years on the run. Wayne Arthur Silsbee, 62, has been wanted since the mid-90s for allegedly sexually assaulting several female victims between the ages of 8 and 10 he …
May 12
Commercial pilot Christian Martin indicted in Kentucky triple homicide
iStock/Pattanaphong Khuankaew(NEW YORK) — In a stunning twist to a cold-case triple homicide in Kentucky, a commercial pilot was arrested on an airplane full of passengers and charged with the brutal 2015 killings of three of his neighbors, including two whose bodies were found burned beyond recognition in a torched car, authorities said. Christian R. …
May 12
College awards student who died after getting into wrong car with posthumous degree
Columbia Police Department(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Slain University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson, who died after getting into the wrong car, was awarded with a posthumous degree at what would have been her graduation ceremony. Josephson, 21, died in March after she got into a car she mistakenly thought was an Uber after a night …
May 12
Myanmar National Airlines flight miraculously lands safely with no front landing gear
ABC News(MANDALAY, Myanmar) — Passengers on a Myanmar National Airlines flight have a brilliant flight crew to thank for miraculously landing safely after the plane’s front landing gear failed to deploy. Flight UB103 touched down at Mandalay International Airport at 9:09 a.m. local time with all 82 passengers and seven crew members able to safely …
May 12
Search continues for Amanda Eller, woman who went missing during hike on Maui 4 days ago
iStock/MNStudio(HONOLULU, Hawaii) — Friends, family and rescue crews spent a third day searching for a missing Maui woman on Saturday after she mysteriously disappeared during a routine hike. Amanda Eller, 35, who is a physical therapist who moonlights as a yoga teacher, drove to Makawao to hike the Kahakapao Trail on her day off Wednesday. …
May 12
Stepfather of missing 4-year-old Texas girl who claims she was kidnapped arrested
iStock/kali9(HOUSTON) — The stepfather of missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis was arrested and charged in connection to her disappearance, one week after he told Texas police that she was kidnapped by three men who assaulted and knocked him unconscious. Derion Vence, 26, was arrested by the Houston Police Department at a relative’s home and charged with …